Immunology

Question 1

Class of drug used for allergic rhinitis?

Answer 1

Antihistamine

Question 2

Term used for abnormal low neutrophils?

Answer 2

Neutropenia

Question 3

Autoantibodies formed in sytem lupis erythematosis?

Answer 3

Anti nuclear antibodies

Question 4

Test precedes identification of suitable donor blood prior to transfusion?

Answer 4

Crossmatching

Question 5

Autoimmune disease leading to ischaemia and fibrosis?

Answer 5

Scleroderma

Question 6

Non specific test for inflammation that involves red blood cells sediment?

Answer 6

ESR

Question 7

Secondary lymphoid organ?

Answer 7

Spleen

Question 8

Acronym for a class of drug used to treat RA patients, which includes gold?

Answer 8

DMARD

Question 9

A measure of how good a test is at identifying people with a disease?

Answer 9

Sensitivity

Question 10

Thought ot be a major trigger in atopic disease?

Answer 10

House dust mite

Question 11

Type 2 hypersensitivity reaction?

Answer 11

Anaphylactic

Question 12

Auto immune liver disease associated with anti- mitochondrial antibodies?

Answer 12

Primary biliary sclerosis

Question 13

The act of manipulating the immune system for a desired response?

Answer 13

Immodulation

Question 14

X linked condition associated with a lack of antubodies in the blood stream?

Answer 14

Agammaglobulinaemia

Question 15

Antibodies produced by an individual that cause agglutination of the red blood cells of others?

Answer 15

Isoagglutinins

Question 16

Type of immunity facilitated by B lymphocytes?

Answer 16

Humoral

Question 17

Syndrome with defected b and t cells?

Answer 17

severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Question 18

Antibody mediated rejection usually occuring hours to days after transplantation is called?

Answer 18

Hyper acute

Question 19

An auto immune disease that affects joints>

Answer 19

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 20

Classo of immunosurpressive drug with loads of side effects?

Answer 20

Corticosteroids

Question 21

Auto immune thyroid disease?

Answer 21

Graves Disease

Question 22

Any event that stimulates an MHC directed immune response?

Answer 22

Sensitisation

Question 23

Auto immune granulomatous vasculitis in which ANCA are defected?

Answer 23

Wegners granulomatous

Question 24

Locus of genes that encode for proteins on the surface of cells that is responisble for regulation the human immune system?

Answer 24

human leukocyte

antigen

Question 25

Situation where the immune system is the not effective enough to prtext the body from infection?

Answer 25

Immunodefficient

Question 26

Chimeric mouse human antibody used to treat AI disease eg chrons

Answer 26

Infliximab

Question 27

Allergic disease associated with inflammation and hyperactivity of the small airways?

Answer 27

Asthma

Question 28

Acronym for a very specific specific antibody in rhumatoid arthritis?

Answer 28

ACPA